i have been diagnosed with bpd in fact i was first diagnosed when i was 23 following an overdose im now 55 so for the last 32 yrs i was treated for depression until i recently recalled a time i was in hospital back in 1981 i asked my doctor to check my medical records and he found it did anyone know by law you can check your records but only from november 1991 and you have to pay to do that so im lucky to have a doctor who was willing to check for me i am going to take medication soon namely Depakote is there anyone who has taken this medication and are there any horrible side effects i already take amitriptyline have done for years.